Vehicle-wheel.



J.. W. GOBURN. VEHICLE. WHEEL.

ABPLIOATION, FILED APR.28, 1914.

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i Application tiled April tu, lult. Seria11to.83d',983.

a citizen of they United States, residing at `Detroit, in the countyaof Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of'vvhich the following is a specification.

ll/ly invention relatesto new and useful improvements in vehicle wheels and has for one of its objects to provide an extremely useful and durable wheel for farm wagons, motor trucks and other heavy vehicles which consists of a plurality of wooden segments that are secured in a novel manner to provide a wheel, said segments being cut lengthwise of the grain to prevent shrinkage an cracking.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a wheel of the character described that. consists of a plurality of wooden segments -secured together in a novel man-v ner, each of said segments being grooved upon its outer face so that when the seg- 'inents are httedy together a continuous circumferential groove is lprovidedand forms double tread, portions. I Another important object of rny`inven tion is tri-provideA a wheel of thelcharactcr 'described comprising wooden'seginents that are formed to present the *appearanceof spokes.

My invention further contemplates genorally improving vehicle wheels so as to render them more durable, practical,` edicient and inexpensive to manufacture.

The above and additional object'sare accomplishedby such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in thefollowing specieation and theninore.

particularly pointed out as claimed;

With reference, to the drawings, "wherein "ll-have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it .is reduced to practice,d

and .throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate `corresponding parts, Figure l isa rear elevav tion of my improved wheel partly broken away to show some of the segments, liig.

Qi' is a vertical sectional view taken through` my improved wheel, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the peculiar forma-f tion ofv the segments y to represent spokes,

Fig. d is a detail perspective view of one of thefsegments, and lFi 5 is a fragmentary elevation of an anti-skidding attachment for my improved wheel.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral l designates a cysegments 5. 'llhese segments 5 are formed of some suitable hard wood cut lengthwise ofY the grain and preferably chemically treated. Each of the segments 5 is provided centrally of its end edges and upon its outer end with a groove 6, which when the segments are fitted together form a continuous circumferential groove and divide the segments into doubleV tread portions Z and 8. lhe outer surfaces of the segments are curved slightly so as to provide a comparatively even tread surface.

As a means for securely locking thelsegvments in `rigid engagement with each other so thatlateral movement relative to each other is prevented l provide longitudinal grooves 9 'and tongues l0 upon opposite sides of each segment. The tongues l0 fitting with the grooves 9 thus providing a rigid jllnt. l l Formed in the outer endfaces of the seg# ments intermediatethe inner and outer edges thereof are inwardly extending transverse recesses ll. The recesses ll aline, when the segments are placed in position and form continuous circumferential grooves, upon the inner and outer sides of the wheel.` Metal bands l2. are shrunk within the recesses il in the ordinary manner andas will be clearly l seen with particular reference to Fig. 2 1n `to"harden-to act as a binder and provide a rigid structure. 'lfhefband upon the outer lll@ face of the wheel projects outwardly from band and is seeuredjby bolts or other suitlable fastening means 15 to the outer end faces olf the segments. The bolts 15 are inserted throughl counter-bored openings 16 Jformed adjacent the periphery of the plate 2, the segments 5, counter-bored openings in the ring 14C and have nuts 17 turned upon their unheaded terminals. The heads of the 'bolts lie within the counter-bored openings 16. The bolts in passing through the segments provide great rigidity for the strueture. The outerA edge of the ring 14 is spaced from the outer tread surface of the wheel the same distance as is the periphery of the plate 2.

The inner ends of the segments 5 are curved and slightly inclined as at 18 to conform to the shape .of the hub 1.

In order to have the outer faces of the segments represent spokesI cut the outer face of cach segment inwardly toward the smaller end from the inner edge of the recess 1l, then chamfer the edges of the cut end portion as at 19 for a distance equal 'to vmore than halt of the cut end portion. rThis arrangement provides a slightly projecting portion 2() which presents the appearance of a spoke.

Mounted upon the outer end of the hub 'l is a circular plate 21 that is apertured centrally to receive the hubl and extends at right angles thereto. The plate rests against theinner unchamfered portions Q2 of the segments as shown in Fig. 2 and is provided adjacent its periphery with counter-bored openings Q8 arranged circumferentially of the plate in slightly spaced relation to each other. At points opposite the openings 23 I provide similar openings 24 in the plate 2. The bolts Q5 similar to the ones 15 are inserted through the openings Q4, the segments A5 have their unheaded and threaded terminals disposed within the openings Q3 and have nuts 26 turned thereon. A suitable huo cap 2T is turned upon the outer end of the hub 18. The bolts 15 and 25 are arranged adjacent the inner and outer ends of the segments and in extending through the segments and being secured provide rigidity and strength 'for the wall so that possibility of accidental derangement or' the segments is eliminated.

Asshown in Figs. and 5 l provide an anti-skid attachment for my improved wheel which consists of an annular ring 28 which is approximately L-shaped in cross section and upon its periphery is provided with a vplurality ol" spaced and preferably pointed projections 29 which are designed to grip the road surface and prevents skidding.

To enable the securing of the attachment,

I provide a plurality of inwardly extending securing plates 30 that are provided with apertured inner ends 31 and are approximately L-shaped to conform to the shape of the ring 28. The plates 30 are secured by `suitable fasteningmeans 32 at spaced points upon the ring 28 and are so arranged that the bolts 15 may he utilized to secure the attachment. The ring 28 is to be secured upon the outer face ot' the Wheel so that the projections 29 extend their full length beyond the tread surface of the wheel as shown in Fig. 2. I provide a plurality of radially supporting arms 32 that are secured at their ends to the ring 28 and an inner ring 33. The inner ring 33 is designed to fit upon the hub cap 27 as shown in Fig. 2 in the drawings.

It will be readily seen that the anti-skidding may be easily and readily secured to the wheel and will positively prevent skidding.

lV ith reference to the foregoing description and accompanying drawings it will be noted that l have provided an extremely useful and durable wheel which will be of great service in connection with heavy farm vehicles and motor trucks Jfor reason of its rigidity, durability, eliicieney and cheapness.

In practice, I have found that the form ofmy invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is'the most etlieient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details rit-construction, proportion and arrangement ot parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any ot the advantages of my invention, as set Jforth.

What is claimed is 1. A wheel comprising a hub, a plurality ol` segments secured upon the hub and having grooves in their outer faces, an annular band mounted within said grooves. said band extending outwardly from said adjacent face of the wheel, a plate carried by the hub and engaging upon the inner faces ot the segments, an annular band mounted upon the outer fares ol the segments and engaging upon its inner edge the normally projecting portion of the first annular band and bolts inserted through the last named annular.l

hand, segmcntsand plate farriml by the hub.

A. vehicle wheel con uising a hub` a4 plate carried upon the inner end ol` the hub, a plurality ol segments mounted upon the huh and engaging upon their inner faces said plate, each of said segments having a groove formed in the outer face thereof, said grooves alining with one another, a band mounted within the grooves and projecting from the outer faces oi the segments, an anl .lli

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o thehsegments and engagin uog its innen in presence oi `awo Witnesses.,

e ge 1t e pi'ojecting portion o t e rst annuo im' band and fastening elements inserted' JAMES W' CUBURN 5 `wensvelr'sely ithrou h euch of the segnuenesv Witnesses:

und being secure "to the second annuler JAMES M. NALL,

bund endl Diete. f C M. A. LAWS..

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